Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler

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Denver, Colorado
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 38m 15s
Overall Rank = 1077/1740
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Had a yoghurt, OJ & banana for breakfast, went down to the race, picked up my packet and milled around for a little while.
Event warmup:

Normal walk - short jog - stretching like I do before any training run.
Run
  • 38m 15s
  • 4 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Goal was to run 10 minute miles which would be a bit faster than my training runs but definately doable. I acually remembered to start my watch at the start but missed the 1 mile split. Settled into a normal pace. Got my split at mile 2 and saw it was slow so I picked it up from there on. I got a little bit of a cramp at mile 3 so let up briefly but I was able to control it & kept my pace up to the finish.

Pretty cool to see such a sea of people clogging up the street ahead and behind you although I think I ran an extra mile just zig zagging around people. I figured the crowd would thin out after a couple of miles but it didn't too much.
What would you do differently?:

Not much really. Get that one mile split.
Post race
Warm down:

Wandered around - got some water & blueberry muffins & yoghurt. Ran into Aaron & Lianna & chatted with them for a while.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

People in the way, but it wasn't too bad.

Event comments:

Good time for my first running race. Times based on gun time, not chip time which seems kind of dumb. I listed my chip time.




Last updated: 2005-11-24 12:00 AM
Running
00:38:15 | 04 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/1740
Performance: Good
2 mile time: 20:44 3 mile time: 29:55 (9:11) 4 mile time: 38:15 (8:20)
Course: Around the outside of Wash Park (where I normally train) for about 2 1/4 miles then along the road inside the park to the finish. Some small, short hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-11-24 1:31 PM

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Subject: Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler

2005-11-24 2:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler
Great race!!   I did this one too - and probably ran an extra mile trying to go around people...but it didn't frustrate me - I just was there for the fun. 


2005-11-24 5:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler
Good job! I did this one as well (I'm workoutbunny's daughter), and I third the motion about an extra mile zig-zagging. But it was fun.
2005-11-25 9:31 AM
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Subject: RE: Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler
Great race Drew!  You did awesome!
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